Well, I'm 54 days (Nearly two months!) and 65 outfits in.
And. I. Haven't. Bought. A. Thing.
And. I. Haven't. Bought. A. Thing.
Apologies for the black hole in communication but fret not The Rose With No New Clothes has has not been living in the nip, nor have I nipped The Challenge in the bud (sorry, I couldn't resist...). I could say that my silence was due to being unbelievably busy with work and dosed with a bugger of a head cold... and I WOULD be telling you the truth.... but admittedly the REAL reason is that I STILL haven't sorted out my terrifyingly overwhelming wardrobe and I've been too ashamed to keep you posted on my (lack of) progress.
About a week ago, high on the pride of my hall cupboard success, I was inspired to tackle the bulging wardrobe in my bedroom. But, after taking out hanger after hanger and placing them on my bed, all I could do was stare at the mountain of clothes and sigh. It was all a bit too much. There WAS too much. Emily, who had been roped in to assist, was so overwhelmed that she told me she was finding it hard to breathe, so we decided to shove it all back in and have a glass of wine instead. It just wasn't the right time...
However, despite my inability to do a proper sort out, I have managed to unearth some more of my wardrobe's hidden gems.
The first was this rose print maxi dress that I picked up for a mere £5 in a discount store in Ealing last year.
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| Outfit No 48 The Rose with Rosie Clothes |
Absolute bargain and perfect for a lovely sunny day. This was only the second time it's ever been worn. Looking forward to more sunny days so I can wear it again.
Then I had a couple of not feeling so hot days. So no new (to you) items in outfits #49 and #50...lots of dark colours instead...
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| Outfit No 49 Hayfever, Head Cold and Hump Day = Jeans. Crochet Collar Sheer Blouse - Primark Skinny Jeans - Primark Buckled Ankle Boots |
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| Outfit No 50 Dress Over Jeans Bird Necklace - Primark Bottle Green T-shirt Dress - Topshop Skinny Jeans - Primark Sandals - Topshop |
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| Outfit No 51 Sleepy Saturday Denim Shirt - Primark Music Note T-shirt - Topshop |
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Bat-wing Rose Print Tee - New Look
Gold Leaf Headband - Accessorize
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The next day, sticking to the floral theme, I donned this fab little vintage dress.
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| Outfit No 53 I love a good floral... Grey Blazer - Some little Boutique in Manchester circa 2009 Leaf Brooch - Charity Shop Find Vintage Floral Dress - eBay Jeans - Primark Pinstripe Pink/Champagne Converse |
It's an old faithful of mine. I bought it during a flurry of eBay purchases a few years back. I think it is a 1970s number and that it was once a maxi but I love it at this really wearable length.
I also wore my trusty grey blazer for the first time this year, having rescued it from the hall cupboard. It's missing a button so I stuck a brooch on to cover the gap.
The Converse don't get worn enough but I love them for their unusual colour. I really really covet a pair in tan but I guess that these will have to do me for now...
The next day I wore a top that is actually new (to me) as it was a kind gift from my flatmate Emily.
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| Outfit No 54 Minty Lacy Pleated Tuesday Mint Green Lace Top - A gift from Emily Tube Top - New Look Pleated Skater Skirt - Misguided Leggings - Topshop Pumps - Office Leather Jacket - Topshop |
When I first started The Challenge one of the things I was most sad about was the lack of mint in my wardrobe. I love that colour and it is in all the shops at the moment. Em had this baby hiding in her wardrobe and never wears it so she very kindly donated it. I like how the pleat detailing on the skirt, together with the leather, toughens up the lace.
Having enjoyed the lace look of the day before, and thanks to an (unwelcome) influx of wintry weather, I channelled the Gothic vibe in this Never Fully Dressed black lace smock top. The bat-wing sleeves are amazing.
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| Outfit No 55 Winter in May... Lace Batwing Top/Smock - Never Fully Dressed Skinny Jeans - Primark Boots - Aldo |
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| Outfit No 56 It's been a lacey week for #therosewithnonewclothes! Nude Lace Top - New Look Skinny Jeans - Primark Fringed Boots - Miss Selfridge |
This next outfit is most definitely not one of my favourites. I was super tired when I put this one together but it got a lot instagram likes. Not sure why.
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Leather Jacket - Topshop
Grey Marl T-shirt - Primark
Burgundy Chiffon Skater Skirt - eBay
Leggings - Topshop
Fringed Boots - Miss Selfridge
Pashmina - Forever 21
I do like the pretty burgundy chiffon skater though. The Pashmina scarf always gets a lot of compliments too. It looks like I picked it up in India or somewhere but it is only a cheapie from Forever 21.
The next rediscovery was this fringed and beaded cream silk top. |
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| Outfit No 58 Silky Saturday Fringed Silk Top - Forever 21 Skinny Jeans - Primark |
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| NYC 2010 Back when I was still blonde... |
I wore it last Saturday to cheer myself up about having to work on the weekend. Of course, I had spilt coffee down it before I had even gotten off the train (Slowly being reminded why I used to wear so much black. Truth be told, I sort of miss winter, when my scarf could serve as my morning bib). Old me would have bought a new top but The Challenge me wasn't allowed. So, hello Stained Saturday... Thankfully it was a cold day so I had chosen to stick a shirt on top and was able to do some stain hiding that way:
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| Camouflage Cover Up Shirt - Zara |
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| Outfit No 59 Saturday Night in Brixton Blue Silk Kimono Dress - Topshop Boutique Leopard Print Shoes - Tk Maax Necklace - Debenhams |
Another Monday morning came around and with it another rediscovery. This time this cheery floral skirt:
It's actually a dress but I tucked the top half underneath so I could wear it as a skirt. I wasn't in the mood to be fully floral. I'll wear it again as a dress when the weather gets nicer.
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| Outfit No 60 Cheering up Monday with a #floralprintskirt Sheer Green Tee - eBay Floral Skirt (Dress) - Primark Khaki Tights - Primark Tan Boots - Office |
It's actually a dress but I tucked the top half underneath so I could wear it as a skirt. I wasn't in the mood to be fully floral. I'll wear it again as a dress when the weather gets nicer.
I needed a nice warmish coat to wear on top and, having jumped the gun and put all mine into storage, I had to improvise. Rather proud of this one:
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| Makeshift #swingcoat using a #cardie and a #brooch Cardigan - Bennetton (gifted from my aunt) Leaf Brooch - Charity Shop Find
More rain led to the unearthing of my favourite rain coat. Well, it's more of a rain cape really. Total gem:
Sheer Turquoise Tee - eBay
Turquoise Cami - Primark
Skinny Jeans - Primark
Boots - Aldo
Peacock Cardie - Pull & Bear
Another night out on the town, even more colour and an excuse to introduce you to another of my kimono jackets...
Kimono Jacket - Warehouse (eBay)
I told you I had a lot of these! This one was originally from Warehouse but I got in off eBay for next to nothing.
The peacock cardie got a lot of wear this week... Thursday was definitely a pick-clothes-off-the-back-of-a-chair-day:
Peacock Cardie - Pull & Bear
Sheer Turquoise Tee - eBay
Grey -shirt Dress - Topshop
Jeans - Topshop
Fringed Boots - Miss Selfridge
Yesterday this pretty top got an outing...as did my wellies...
Floral Top - Primark
Jean Shorts - Made from an old pair of jeans
Turquoise Leggings - Primark
Wellies - Hunter
So its been 2 weeks since my last post and in that time I have shopped my closet for 26 Brand-New-Old items; pieces that haven't seen the light of day in quite some time and might never have, had it not been for The Challenge. Not bad, eh?
When it's put like that I feel much less guilty about not having sorted that closet out yet...
Over & out
M x
P.S. Here's Emily getting some joy out of one of my rediscoveries:
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